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The Ultimate Guide to the 2026 Chester Festival

© 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC Welcome to the 52nd Chester Festival, a weekend filled with friendly faces, fine crafts, wonderful arts, great food and superb music and entertainment for the whole family. This year’s festival will be bigger than ever with more than 100 vendors. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. […]

Teen lifeguard recognized for lifesaving at Pinnacle swimming pool

By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC The average Select Board meeting is a series of requests to be heard, problems to work out and questions to answer. But once in a while there’s a lighter, more celebratory moment like the one in Chester last Wednesday. That’s when recreation Director Matt McCarthy presented 16-year-old […]

Creating impact within the warmth of a quilt

    This article first appeared in the Vermont Arts Council’s Featured section on Aug. 12, 2026. It is reprinted with permission. By Lorien Strange © 2026 Vermont Arts Council It’s a lovely cool summer day as I walk along Main Street in Chester to Linda Diak’s house. Couples are out popping between an antiques […]

Millington is finalist for Washington Central superintendent’s job

UPDATED WITH STATEMENT FROM LAYNE MILLINGTON  By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC Two Rivers school Superintendent Layne Millington is a finalist to take over the Washington Central Unified Union School District in the East Montpelier area as it seeks to replace former Superintendent Steve Dellinger-Pate, who resigned unexpectedly in June. If hired, Millington […]

Braucht family leads effort for new playground at Cavendish Town Office

By Lorien Strange ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC Between the removal of Greven Field’s beloved baseball backstop and debates about the town’s recreation director position, fun and games have been a serious matter in this year’s Cavendish Select Board meetings. But things took a lighter tone on Monday night. Earlier this year, Cavendish 6th grader Olivia […]

Chester board hears wastewater treatment upgrade plan

By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC For as long as The Telegraph has been covering Chester town government, an upgrade to the town’s sewage treatment plant has been a problem on a distant horizon. Last Wednesday, Dufresne Group engineer Naomi Johnson told the Select Board — in its alter ego as the Water […]

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  • Henry Homeyer: Scrub those invasive shrubs

    Henry Homeyer: Scrub those invasive shrubs

    By Henry Homeyer © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC By mid-August, many of us have sighed with relief and settled into a comfy chair in the shade. Planting is done. Weeds? Either under control or not going to be controlled until Jack Frost comes along. We pick our tomatoes, fill a few vases with late-bloomers and […]

  • Community lunch at Londonderry Congo Church

    Community lunch at Londonderry Congo Church

    The Second Congregational Church, 2051 N. Main St., in Londonderry will hold its next Community Lunch at noon on Thursday, Aug. 27. On the menu will be BBQ chicken, corn on the cob, potato salad, baked beans and dessert. Serves will be in attendance to help. Expect fun, fellowship and great food. Everyone is welcome. […]

  • Music in the Meadow fundraiser for Komen Fight Against Breast Cancer returns Saturday, Aug. 29

    Music in the Meadow fundraiser for Komen Fight Against Breast Cancer returns Saturday, Aug. 29

    The 22nd Annual Music in the Meadow fundraising concert to benefit Susan G. Komen’s Fight Against Breast Cancer will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29 at Motel in the Meadow, 936 Route 11 West in Chester. This year’s entertainment features talented local musicians who generously donate their time and […]

  • S. Londonderry Free Library hosts Open House Aug. 29

    S. Londonderry Free Library hosts Open House Aug. 29

    The South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School St. in South Londonderry, will be holding an End of Summer open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.on Saturday, Aug. 29. Events will include art workshops, music, games, fun and food. Come see this delightful library and join in the festivities. Everyone is welcome

  • Coffee Barn in Londonderry celebrates first year in business with public event

    Coffee Barn in Londonderry celebrates first year in business with public event

    West River Coffee Barn, the community coffee shop at Routes 11 and 100 in Londonderry, will celebrate its first anniversary with a free, family-friendly event running from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 21. West River Coffee Barn opened on Aug. 21, 2025, on the site of the former Shoe Barn, a longtime […]

  • Rock out with WOOL Radio's annual block party

    Rock out with WOOL Radio’s annual block party

    WOOL-FM/Black Sheep Radio presents its premier summer event, WOOLstock: The 2026 Block Party, from 2 to 9 p.m. on  Saturday, Aug. 22 at the Waypoint Center in Bellows Falls, for hours of live music, food, and community festivities. Gates open at 1 p.m. General admission is $20; Children under 12 admitted for free. Discount advance […]

  • Harold Lloyd classic kicks off return of silent movie festival in Ludlow

    Harold Lloyd classic kicks off return of silent movie festival in Ludlow

    Friends of Ludlow Auditorium will celebrate the return of its annual Classic Silent Film Festival  at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22  in the Heald Auditorium at Ludlow Town Hall featuring the classic comedy Safety Last starring the great comedian Harold Lloyd. Jeff Rapsis will return to provide his original musical background to this great […]

  • Call for local artists for annual Derry Arts & Historical Society show

    Call for local artists for annual Derry Arts & Historical Society show

    The Londonderry Arts and Historical Society announces it annual Local Artist Show at the Custer Sharp House, 2461 Middletown Road in Londonderry. This year’s show will be opened up to crafters of all crafts including jewelry artists and potters, needlework, cards and matted prints. The show opens on Saturday., Sept. 5, with a grand opening […]

  • Evening of poets at Grafton Library Aug. 25

    Evening of poets at Grafton Library Aug. 25

    Join the Grafton Public Library on Tuesday, Aug. 25 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for an evening with three Vermont poets, as part of itson-going Neighbor-to-Neighbor Discussion Series. Brattleboro poet Tim Mayo will read from his latest poetry collection, Muscle Memories of Love and Disaster, exploring grief, loss, mortality, the suffering and hopes of the […]

  • Free steel drum concert to benefit Weston Playhouse, celebrate 140 years of the Green

    Free steel drum concert to benefit Weston Playhouse, celebrate 140 years of the Green

    Come to Weston’s Town Green from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday Aug. 22 for a special Blue Flames Steel Band Concert to celebrate 140 years of the Weston Green and to benefit the Weston Community Association’s restoration of the Weston Playhouse. The music is free but all funds collected will go toward the Playhouse. […]

  • Leo Wilson casts a ballot on Tuesday in Cavendish. Photo by Lorien Strange

    Chase loses in state Dem Senate race as White, Major and Burrows head to the General Election

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC While the August primaries in Vermont are often characterized by uncontested races and low turnout and summer vacations take their own toll, every few cycles something happens to pique voters’ interest and draw them to their polling places. Tuesday’s most contested races locally have been county-wide, with […]

  • Communities come together in concern after ICE arrests in Londonderry

    Communities come together in concern after ICE arrests in Londonderry

    By Cynthia Prairie ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC About 130 people jammed into the meeting space and anterooms of Neighborhood Connections on Saturday morning, Aug. 8 – while 20 others stood outside – to learn more about the arrests Friday in Londonderry by ICE of five immigrant workers and to hear of strategies that individuals and […]

  • Junker Bailey holds workshop on drawing butterflies, history of 17th century naturalist

    Junker Bailey holds workshop on drawing butterflies, history of 17th century naturalist

    The South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School Road in South Londonderry, will host a workshop on drawing butterflies for all ages at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug.  14. Join art teacher Casey Junker Bailey to learn about Maria Merian, the 17th century entomologist, naturalist, and scientific illustrator, aka “The Girl Who Drew Butterflies.” Her […]

  • Henry Homeyer: Time to begin enjoying the fruits of your garden labor

    Henry Homeyer: Time to begin enjoying the fruits of your garden labor

    By Henry Homeyer ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC My vegetable garden is cranking out free food like crazy. Some things need to be harvested right away, some can wait and get bigger, and some will soon be so plentiful that I will be giving them away and freezing lots for use this winter. Let’s start with […]

  • Reception for wildlife photographer Aug. 14

    Reception for wildlife photographer Aug. 14

    The Gallery at the Vault, 68 Main St. in Springfield, will be hosting a reception for wildlife photographer Steve Costello, who grew up in Burlington, on from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14. The exhibit of his work, An Illusion of Proximity, will be on display from Wednesday, Aug. 5 through Saturday, Sept. […]

  • Chester Run Club seeks to bring together runners of all abilities

    Chester Run Club seeks to bring together runners of all abilities

    The Chester Run Club, founded by Chester resident Emily Martonik, was created with a straightforward goal: Bring runners of all abilities together to build friendships, stay active, and enjoy the miles together. “Every time I drove through town, I kept seeing different people out running,” Martonik said. “I realized there were probably a lot of […]

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